Michigan legislation · 103rd Legislature
Michigan SB723: Economic development: brownfield redevelopment authority; transformational brownfield plan; modify. Amends secs. 2, 13c, 14a & 16 of 1996 PA 381 (MCL 125.2652 et seq.) & adds secs.16a & 16b.
Status: Signed into law, July 29, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend 1996 PA 381, entitled An act to authorize municipalities to create a brownfield redevelopment authority to facilitate the implementation of brownfield plans; to create brownfield redevelopment zones; to promote the revitalization, redevelopment, and reuse of certain property, including, but not limited to, previously developed, tax reverted, blighted, or functionally obsolete property; to promote the utilization of certain property for housing development; to prescribe the powers and duties of brownfield redevelopment authorities…
From the chaptered text, July 22, 2026:
AN ACT to amend 1996 PA 381, entitled An act to authorize municipalities to create a brownfield redevelopment authority to facilitate the implementation of brownfield plans; to create brownfield redevelopment zones; to promote the revitalization, redevelopment, and reuse of certain property, including, but not limited to, previously developed, tax reverted, blighted, or functionally obsolete property; to promote the utilization of certain property for housing development; to prescribe the powers and duties of brownfield redevelopment authorities; to permit the issuance of bonds and other evidences of indebtedness by an authority; to authorize the acquisition and disposal of certain property; to authorize certain funds; to prescribe certain powers and duties of certain state officers and agencies; and to authorize and permit the use of certain tax increment financing, by amending sections 2, 13c, 14a, and 16 (MCL 125.2652, 125.2663c, 125.2664a, and 125.2666), as amended by 2023 PA 90, and by adding sections 16a and 16b. The People of the State of Michigan enact: Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) Authority means a brownfield redevelopment authority created under this act. (b) Baseline environmental assessment means that term as defined in part 201 or 213. (c) Blighted means property that meets any of the following criteria as determined by the governing body: (i) Has been declared a public nuisance in accordance with …